Shloka 77
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
Devanagari script
मत्ता रुधिरगन्धेन बहवो<त्र विचेतस: । जघ्नु: परान् स्वकांश्वैव प्राप्तान् प्राप्ताननन्तरान्
Translation
Là, enivrés par l’odeur du sang qui coulait, nombre de soldats perdirent tout discernement. Ils tuaient alors, l’un après l’autre, tous ceux qui s’approchaient d’eux—ennemis comme même compagnons de leur propre camp.
Word by Word
मत्ताःintoxicated, maddened
मत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्त (मद्-क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रुधिरगन्धेनby the smell of blood
रुधिरगन्धेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुधिर-गन्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
बहवःmany
बहवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
विचेतसःdeprived of sense, senseless
विचेतसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविचेतस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जघ्नुःthey slew
जघ्नुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
परान्others, enemies
परान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्वकान्their own (men)
स्वकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
एवeven, indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्राप्तान्those who had come/approached
प्राप्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-आप् (प्राप्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्राप्तान्those who had come (repeated for emphasis: one after another)
प्राप्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-आप् (प्राप्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अनन्तरान्immediately following, successive
अनन्तरान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्तर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes